Strength In Numbers

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
-- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV

I am a computer programmer by trade. At work over the past couple of weeks we've been starting on a new project that will complete re-invent the way our people post payments. Their current process was written by one man over 8 years ago. Needless to say, this project is way overdue.

It's such an important project that an entire team of us is taking time away from other projects to develop an approach and begin work on some programming that we can show management. We've been writing this particular type of code for a couple of years now and, while we've gotten better at it, this project will far and away exceed anything else we've done in terms of complexity and sophistication.

Working as a team, we get into some fairly heated discussions but we always come away with a better product for our customer base. Each of us brings a slightly different technique to the table and the result is something none of us could have delivered alone.

That is true for programming, but it's also true in life. By working together, we deliver more. We can help each other out in times of need. We can come to one another's defense. We can bind ourselves together in Christ, because you and I bound together with Jesus is something that is not easily broken at all.

Celebrate all of the people that God has put in your life. These people are there for you when you are down and are the first to offer praise when you succeed. They help you be the best you can be and you do the same for them...and that is a treasure greater than material possession.